A new season calls for a new look, or at least a few nods to the trends of the moment. Fall beauty now is a total flex; you’ll want to unapologetically flaunt unmistakeable fragrance, play up your eyes big time and pay attention to exactly how done — or undone — your hair is. Here, the top trends of the season and the must-haves to add to your arsenal.
Fall Beauty Trend: Beyond Bold Scent
No wallflowers here. Fragrance now is all about exuding a bam, in-your-face aroma — and attitude.
Courage, Bottled
The latest take on the scent that Christian Dior created for his little sister Catherine, Miss Dior Essence, is “a sexy and irreverent pop-art statement,” says brand perfume creation director Francis Kurkdjian. In this concentrated expression of bold femininity, “astonishingly fresh and sparkling” elderflower and blackberry mellow into jasmine, then woody oak.
Opposites Attract
Melding the powdery softness of lavender with sensual leather, perfumer Domitille Michalon aimed to “explore unexpected contrast” while making of Christian Louboutin Lavande Fétiche. The result: a waft that’s at once audacious and cool.
Dancing Queen
Meant to evoke the ultimate free-spirited vibe, Valentino Club Couture Parfum combines radiant orange flower with fig and earthy patchouli — a gender-fluid aroma for those who love to follow the night into dawn. ($340 for 100ml, valentino-beauty.com)
Power Punch
Bursts of juicy raspberry in Balmain’s latest — Cuir Élysées — mingle with the smoky, musky scent of leather softened by sandalwood. A take-no-prisoners delight for the senses! ($400 for 150ml, balmainbeauty.com)
Fall Beauty Trend: Smoldering Eyes
Chic and functional, pull one of these wonders out of your purse and heads will turn.
Fortune Favors
The peach, beige and coffee hues in Chanel’s Les 4 Ombres Boutons Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in Mademoiselle are infinitely wearable, but it’s the embossed talismans — all deeply meaningful to Gabrielle Chanel herself — that will elicit swoons.
Sparkle Plenty
Crafted by legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath to create myriad looks from softly sculpted to mega-dramatic, the glitter in the pearly hues in La Beauté Louis Vuitton LV Ombres 896 Monogram Rouge is wrapped in a transparent gel for intense shine.
Reign Supreme
Reminiscent of the uniquely saturated colors that make a handbag unmistakably Hermès, the shades in the Pierre Hardy-designed case of Le Regard Hermès Limited Edition Ombres Optiques in Studio Des Fleurs include deep purple and rich-as-hell teal.
Rosy Outlook
More unexpected than taupe, the flat-out chic pinky-nude shimmer and matte tones of Sisley Paris’ Phyto-Eye Palette in Bois de Rose add effortless definition that’s universally flattering.
Fall Beauty Trend: Major Hair
Whether you fancy boho texture, Birkin bangs or a sharp little bob, we’ll help you get tressed.
Go Big
A few spritzes of the aptly named Major Hairspray from celebrity mane man Chris McMillan’s just-launched line boosts roots like nobody’s business, then locks in body and blocks humidity.
Short Story
Perfect any bob — or pixie for that matter — with a dab of nourishing styling cream. One with a light-to-medium hold, like Rōz Evergreen Cream, tames flyaways and smooths strands to heighten shine in a sexy, done-but-not-overdone way.
Fringe Benefit
For soft, wispy bangs that sit perfectly so, lifting at the hairline with a round, grippy boar-bristle brush like the La Bonne Bosse N.05 (here in Emerald) has been the secret of session stylists since Jane Birkin actually cut hers.
Tame Texture
The secret to perfectly effortless model-off-duty texture? Run a few drops of hair oil through locks and let it dry naturally. 14th Night’s camellia-spiked serum softens frizz— just enough.
